Overview
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Dates of manufacture:
Kramer introduced the Paul Dean model in 1986 and discontinued it in 1988. This neck-through superstrat was the signature model of Paul Dean - the guitarist from Canadian rock band Loverboy and you can see it in Harvest Yellow finish on the video for "Heaven In Your Eyes". The Paul Dean model had a mahogany strat shaped body with slightly squared horns. The pickups were HSS configuration: with a Seymour Ducan JB humbucker and the bridge and two Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered Single Coils. Pickups were controlled by 3 on/off mini switches (kill switches for each pickup) as well as single volume and tone controls. The black hardware inclucded a Floyd Rose locking vibrato unit and Schaller tuners. Some of these had "Paul Dean" engraved truss rod covers.
This model was made for a while by Larrivée, and was also available as a Larrivée branded guitar.
Specifications (18)
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 3 pickup selector switches |
Tone controls | 1 tone control |
Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
Pickups brand and model | Seymour Duncan JB pickup(s), Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered pickup(s) |
Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups and 1 humbucker pickup |
General
Finish colors | black finish, blue finish, pink finish, red finish, white finish, yellow finish |
Made in | USA |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Body
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Hardware
Bridge | Floyd Rose locking tremolo |
Hardware color | black hardware |
Tuners | Schaller tuners |
Fretboard
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
Neck
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Peghead (headstock) | pointed headstock |
Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |